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Virgin pilot blown from stairs by passing plane
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Published Thursday, October 20, 2011
A Virgin Australia pilot was recovering Thursday after being blown from the stairs leading up to his plane by the engine thrust of a passing Qantas 747 jumbo.
The pilot was going through pre-flight checks on a 737 passenger jet at Brisbane on Friday when the aluminium stairs he was standing on were blown over by the force of the Qantas plane's engine, the Sydney Morning Herald said.
Virgin confirmed the incident to AFP but said it could not go into details as aviation regulators were investigating.
"A second officer was taken to hospital and treated for his injuries but he is now at home," a spokeswoman said.(...)
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Published Thursday, October 20, 2011
A Virgin Australia pilot was recovering Thursday after being blown from the stairs leading up to his plane by the engine thrust of a passing Qantas 747 jumbo.
The pilot was going through pre-flight checks on a 737 passenger jet at Brisbane on Friday when the aluminium stairs he was standing on were blown over by the force of the Qantas plane's engine, the Sydney Morning Herald said.
Virgin confirmed the incident to AFP but said it could not go into details as aviation regulators were investigating.
"A second officer was taken to hospital and treated for his injuries but he is now at home," a spokeswoman said.(...)
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